Sack holder



Jan. 6, 1931. w, s, TQPPER 1,788,132

SACK HOLDER Filed Oct. 1'7, 1929 iNVENTOR 'Ak William 6. Topper;

/Ma/k ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 6,1931

Tonrre STATES WILLIAM s. TOPPER, or 'B'UoYR SQo Io SACK HOLDER Application ,filed October 17, 1929.' Serial No. 400,385,

The object of the invention is to provide a sack holder comprising complemental arms adapted for disposition in and distending the mouth of a sack, the arms being readily shift- 5 able to reverse their relative positions, so that the device is quickly adaptable for use with either of two sizes of sacks; to pro- Vide a. deviceof this kind which is readily adjustable as to height; and to provide a construction which 'is of simple form and therefore susceptible of cheap manufacture and low marketing cost.

With this object in view the invention consists in a construction and combination pf 15 parts of which a preferred embodiment is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the invention. i V

Figure 2 is a top plan View with the arm positioned for use with a large sack.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 with I the arms positioned for use with a small sack. Figured is a sectional view on the plane indicated by the line 44 of Figure 2.

The invention comprises. the reversible arms pivotally mounted on a slide 11 which is pivotally adjustable on a standard 12, the latter upstandingfrom a base 14 to which 9 it is secured by appropriate fasteners 15 extending througha-foot'lfiv carried at the bot tom of the standard.

The standard is preferably cross-section ally angular as shown andtheslide 11 is retained in its adjusted position with a thumb .screw 17 thrc'adingly engaged with a shde and bearing upon the standard, i The slide is formed with. a forward extension 18 and spaced upstai'iding flanges 19 and i 20, the one extending laterally beyond one 7 sideof the extension 18 and theother laterally beyond the other side. The flanges 19. and

EEO-are respectively formed with lips 21and22 having their upper facesinthe plane of tho extension 18, the lip21 extending forwardly from the :tlangc'fZO. r

The arms 10 are pifvotally mounted oneon each flange, as indicated at=23 and ontheir outer surfaces are formed with double hooks 54 24, so that whichever end of the arms is" dis- -member, the. arms being swingable through member, and arms pivotally mounted on said i. supporting member with their plvotal conposed upward, hooks may be provided for the attachment of sacks. V I c V The pivotal connections ofthe arms are on oppositesides of the plane of the axis of the standard '12 and :whendisposed in one posi- 55 tion bear upon the ribs 22 and 21 respectively, so that they have a spread adapted for the rev i ception of a'large sack which may be held with the mouth distended. This position of the arms is clearly'illustrated in Figure 2. When f the device is to be used for the small size sacks, the arms are swung over on their pivotal connections and then bear up on the up per face of the extension 18, overlapping at their'pivoted ends, as indicated in Figure 2. The spread is thus'reduced twice the spacing between the pivotal connections and they are positioned for the reception ofa small sack. The invention having been described what is claimed as new and useful is l. A sackholder comprising a supporting member, and arms pivotallymounted on said 'supporting member with their pivotal connections disposed on opposite sides of the 'duce their normal spacing.

2, A sack holder comprising a supporting member, and arms pivotally nounted on said supporting member with their pivotal connections disposed on opposite, sides of the plane of the center of said supporting arcs toreverse their relative positions and reduce their normal spacing, the supporting member comprising a member with a forward extension and spaced upstanding flanges thereon, the flangeshaving lips ly- H ing in the plane of the extension and the pivotal. connections with the arms lying in the flanges above the lips; V p

A sack holdercolnprising a supporting nections disposed on opposite sides of the plane of the center of said'supportingmemher, the arms being swingable through 180? arcs to reverse their relative positions and reduce their normal spacing, the supporting member comprising a member With a forward extension and spaced upstanding flanges thereon, the flanges having lips lying in the plane of the extension and the pivotal connections With the arms lying in the flanges above the lips, the arms in one position rest- O .4 LAX) ing upon the lips and in the other bearing on the upper face or" said extension. M

L. A sack holder comprising a supporting member and arms pivotally mounted on said supporting membeitwith their pivotal connections disposed on opposite sides of the plane of the center of said supporting memher the arms bein swin able thron h 180 arcs to reverse their relative posltlons andreduce thelr normal spacing, the supporting member comprising a standard and'a slide vertically adjustable thereonlf In testimony whereof he afiixes his. signature. I I 5 WILLIAM' TOPPER. 

